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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Cutworm or Dart Moths (Noctuinae) » Xylenini » Xylenina » Hyppa » Hyppa contrasta - Hodges#9579 (Hyppa contrasta)

Species Hyppa contrasta - Hodges#9579

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)
Tribe Xylenini
Subtribe Xylenina
Genus Hyppa
Species contrasta (Hyppa contrasta - Hodges#9579)
Hodges Number
9579
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hyppa contrasta McDunnough, 1946
Identification
Genitalia:
Print References
McDunnough, J. 1946. New North American Phalaenidae with notes (Lepidoptera) Canadian entomologist. 78(2): 28-35.
Troubridge, J.T. & J.D. Lafontaine, 2004. Revision of the genus Hyppa (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with description of a new species. The Canadian Entomologist. 136: 299-311.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)(3)
Pacific Northwest Moths (PNM) (4)
Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com) (5)
Moths of Canada - Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility (CBIF)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
3.Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)
4.Pacific Northwest Moths
5.Noctuidae of North America (nearctica.com)
Contributed by Ethan Kistler on 15 August, 2007 - 5:18pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Tony-2, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 22 September, 2023 - 9:07pm

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